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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ruthless Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Babcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruthless Junior is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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180 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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180 cm
29
170 lbs
14 - 10 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ruthless Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Babcock!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babcock looks to score with a jab to the body but Junior is just out of range.
Ruthless Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Junior blocks a jab.
Babcock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Junior manages to avoid it.
Babcock fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Junior connects with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Babcock misses.
Junior lands a jab.
Babcock fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Junior tries to bum rush Babcock with a series of wild strikes but Babcock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Junior looks to throw the jab but Babcock is out of range.
Babcock shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Junior pushes Babcock off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babcock lands with a nice body punch.
Babcock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Junior throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Junior misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior throws a series of punches but Babcock moves out of range.
Junior on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Babcock ducks right into an uppercut from Junior.
Babcock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Junior misses with a straight left.
Junior jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Junior misses with a body shot.
Junior misses with a wild body shot.
Babcock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Junior.
Babcock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Junior.
Babcock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Babcock thuds his right hand into Junior's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fight stays on the outside here - Babcock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Junior misses with a wild combination.
Junior swings widly with a right hand
and Babcock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Junior is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior fails to land with a series of punches.
Babcock lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babcock digs a good hook to Junior's body.
Junior throws a hook but Babcock blocks it.
Babcock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ruthless Junior is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Junior misses with a double jab.
Junior looks to land a combination but Babcock avoids it well.
Junior misses with a jab, cross combination.
Babcock lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Junior takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Babcock throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from Junior. No joy for Babcock on that attempt.
Babcock lands a head shot.
Babcock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Babcock lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Babcock misses with a wild body shot.
Babcock works Junior's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior falls off balance throwing a combination
and Babcock counters with a nice double leg into side control. Junior won't be happy with that.
Junior is not content to let Babcock control the position.
Junior prevents Babcock from improving position.
Babcock tries to score with some ground and pound. Junior controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock tries to advance to mount but can't.
Babcock working the ground and pound but Junior is defending the strikes.
Babcock advances to full mount.
Babcock landing strikes from the mount and Junior is in trouble!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Babcock raining down hammerfists from mount.
It looks like Ruthless Junior has been cut.
Babcock controlling from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Junior wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Babcock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruthless Junior's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Junior walks into a jab.
Babcock connects with a right hand. Junior shakes it off.
Babcock scores with a jab to the body.
Babcock closes the distance and clinches.
Junior wants to break free but Babcock has control.
Junior is trying to break the clinch but Babcock has him pressed against the cage.
Junior tries to break free but Babcock pushes him back against the cage.
Babcock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Junior's efforts to push away.
Junior tries to break free but Babcock pushes him back against the cage.
Babcock gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Babcock wants to control from the top but Junior keeps moving.
Babcock passes Junior's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Babcock tries to pass to full mount but Junior defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babcock missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Babcock thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Babcock is trying to control. Junior wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Babcock throwing shots but Junior is blocking nicely.
Babcock has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Babcock throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bruce Babcock has got the better of the ground game so far.
Babcock trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Babcock cracks Junior with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Junior wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Babcock.
Junior on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Junior tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock looking to control but Junior is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Babcock with shots to the head and body - Junior looks very uncomfortable down there.
Babcock tries to control but Junior wriggling away.
Babcock with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock raining down hammerfists from mount.
Babcock trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babcock fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Babcock lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Babcock thowing shots but they're missing.
Babcock thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Babcock trying to control but Junior is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Babcock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ruthless Junior's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Babcock closes the distance and clinches.
Junior wants to get back to striking at distance but Babcock won't allow it.
Babcock will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Junior up against the cage.
Junior gets underhooks to prevent Babcock's takedown attempt.
Babcock struggles to land a body shot inside as Junior controls his hands.
Babcock prevents Junior from breaking the clinch.
Junior tries to break the clinch but Babcock is controlling the position.
Junior tries to break free but Babcock pushes him back against the cage.
Babcock can't find room to land a body shot as Junior controls the action.
Babcock taking a breather.
Junior wants to get back to striking at distance but Babcock won't allow it.
Babcock displaying some good clinch control by pressing Junior up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Babcock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Junior's efforts to push away.
Babcock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Junior blocks a body shot from Babcock.
Babcock avoiding damage.
Babcock can't get the takedown.
Babcock is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ruthless Junior has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruthless Junior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Babcock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Junior is trying to break the clinch but Babcock has him pressed against the cage.
Babcock is working for takedown but Junior is calmly controlling the position for now.
Junior breaks the clinch.
Babcock slips a jab from Junior.
Junior rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Babcock counters with a right hand to the body.
Junior listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Junior misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Babcock.
Babcock cracks Junior with a good jab.
Babcock fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Babcock cracks a nice hook into Junior's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babcock throws a body punch but Junior moves out of range.
Junior rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Babcock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Babcock connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bruce Babcock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Junior misses with a right hand
and Babcock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Babcock.
Babcock lands a nice shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Babcock.
Babcock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Babcock throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Junior on the side of the head.
Babcock is looking to score with low kicks.
Babcock lands a jab to Junior's midsection.
Babcock lands a really nice looking cross but Junior seems unphased.
Some wild striking there from Junior.
Babcock scores with a shot to the body.
Babcock connects with a single shot there.
Babcock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Junior.
Babcock feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babcock passes into half guard.
Babcock is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Junior is just riding it out for now. Babcock eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Junior to stand up.
Bruce Babcock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Babcock scores with a sloppy right hand. Junior should have avoided that one.
Babcock with a jab.
Babcock misses the shot to the body.
Junior uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Babcock.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Babcock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Babcock has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 26:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 26:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Babcock!
Bruce Babcock decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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